Global Chocolate Companies
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To assist you in making chocolate purchases, we looked at the world’s largest chocolate companies to determine what actions they were taking to reduce the worst forms of child labour. Once you’ve learned about these chocolate companies efforts, sign our petition encouraging the International Cocoa Initiative, and its global chocolate company members, to aim higher on ending the worst forms of child labour in cocoa. And don’t forget to check out our list of ethical cocoa products in Canada by visiting our Good Chocolate Guide. GLOBAL CHOCOLATE COMPANIES CADBURY Page 2 FERRERO Page 4 MARS Page 5 NESTLE Page 6 HERSHEY’S Page 7 PARTNERSHIPS TO END CHILD LABOUR IN COCOA FARMING Page 8 Cadbury (owned by Mondelēz International) Popular chocolate products: Cadbury Dairy Milk bar (23 varieties), Cadbury Crème Egg, Crunchie Ethical sourcing Activities to help eliminate child Key partnerships supporting ethical commitment labour in the cocoa sector cocoa sourcing. 100% of cocoa Cadbury condemns child labour and has Mondelēz International is the world’s from certified worked with Anti-Slavery International, largest purchaser of Fairtrade certified sources by 2020. companies, governments and others to cocoa and among the largest buyers of help eradicate it. Rainforest Alliance-Certified cocoa. Progress towards goal? Cadbury’s Cocoa Life addresses the Fairtrade certified products under its Not specified root causes of child labour through Cadbury Dairy Milk brand are available in specific actions taken to combat the the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, issue and a holistic, community-focused New Zealand, South Africa and Canada. approach. Cadbury Dairy Milk Bubbly, as well as Specific actions include: Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons are available as 1. Identifying and addressing child Fairtrade Certified in Canada. In Europe, labour in supply chains. chocolate brands Marabou and Cote d’Or 2. Shining a spotlight on the issue – use chocolate from Rainforest Alliance working with, and talking to, Certified farms. industry partners, NGOs, campaigners, consumers and Cocoa Life is Mondelēz International’s government. ambition to create empowered cocoa 3. Enabling and encouraging others farmers, in thriving communities, at scale. to follow their lead – by learning from past experiences, sharing Mondelēz International has committed to knowledge, advocating for best invest $400M to empower 200,000 practice and encouraging farmers and reach 1 million community industry and government to play members in six key cocoa growing origins their part. by 2022. Their holistic community-focused approach involves: World Vision works with Mondelēz to 4. Actions to empower women, implement Cocoa Life in Ghana. promoting education and improved livelihoods in cocoa In early 2015, Mondelēz International’s communities to reduce child Cocoa Life announced it will work with labour and tackle root causes. FLOCERT, the socially focused global 5. Educating children and parents certification body, to employ a tailor-made on child labour issues to version of its FLOTIS reporting system to increase child labour awareness verify the quantity of sustainably grown in Cocoa Life communities in and traded cocoa and to provide Ghana. verification of Cocoa Life premium 6. Forming and strengthening the payments made to farmer organizations. capacity of Gender and Child The partnership completes Cocoa Life’s Protection Committees independent verification framework along (GCPCs) in Ghana to increase with a Harvard University research team. the assertiveness of communities on child labour and A member of: children school enrolment the International Cocoa Initiative issues. The GCPCs is able to get World Cocoa Foundation parents to re-enroll their CocoaAction children in schools and also actively discourage the use of Signatory to: children as labourers on cocoa Harkin Engel Protocol. Mondelēz farms and as herdsmen in their International reports its communities. investment and Child Labour related activities in Ghana to the Child Labour Coordinating Group of the US Department of Labor. For more information on Mondelēz’s efforts to eliminate child labour in cocoa farming, visit - http://www.cocoalife.org/ Ferrero Popular chocolate products: Ferrero Rocher, Nutella, Kinder Surprise, Ferrero Collection Sales $ 10.9 (US$ billions) Ethical sourcing Activities to help eliminate child labour Key partnerships supporting commitment in the cocoa sector ethical cocoa sourcing 100% of cocoa Ferraro’s Cocoa Community Ferrero sources Fairtrade, UTZ, and from ‘sustainable’ Commitment (F3C) works with Source Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa in sources by 2020. Trust Ghana and has focused on a variety of varying amounts but no details are activities, including: provided on what products these are Progress Establishing child labour monitoring in. towards goal: systems in 162 communities Not specified Supporting the Department of Social Member of: Welfare’s community program International Cocoa Initiative which promotes understanding of Source Trust children’s rights including the effects World Cocoa Foundation and consequences of child labor Establishing 8 Village Resource Signatory to: Centers at schools which include Harkin Engel Protocol computers and internet connectivity that can be used by schools, farmers and the wide community. As a member of the Global Issues Group, Ferrero has partnered with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to form child labour monitoring systems in Ghana and the Ivory Coast. For more information on Ferrero’s efforts to eliminate child labour in cocoa farming, visit - http://www.ferrerocsr.com/our-responsibility/for-human-rights/for-human-rights Mars Popular Chocolate Products: Snickers, Mars, M&M’s, Twix, Maltesers, Dove, Galaxy, Bounty, and 3 Musketeers. Sales $17.64 (US$ billions) Ethical sourcing Activities to help eliminate child Key partnerships supporting commitment labour in the cocoa sector ethical cocoa sourcing 100% of cocoa from Vision for Change focuses on two Examples of chocolate products that certified sources by main priorities: are certified: 2020. 1. Addressing poverty’s impact in creating child labour by working 1. Rainforest Alliance certified: Progress towards with cocoa farmers to improve Galaxy Bars (UK) goal: their practices and yield. Dove Dark (U.S.) 30% of cocoa 2. Increasing awareness of Mars Bar (Australia) certified (2013) acceptable child and adult labor 2. Fairtrade Certified: practices. Maltesers (UK and Examples of investments include building Ireland) of schools and soccer fields within cocoa 3. UTZ Certified: growing communities to provide Mars (The Netherlands) alternative activities for children. Member of: As a member of the Global Issues International Cocoa Group, Mars has partnered with the Initiative International Labour Organization (ILO) World Cocoa to form child labour monitoring systems Foundation. in Ghana and the Ivory Coast. Signatory to: Harkin-Engel Protocol For more information on Mars efforts to eliminate child labour in cocoa farming, visit - http://www.mars.com/global/brands/cocoa-sustainability/cocoa-sustainability-approach/certification.aspx Nestlé Popular chocolate products: Aero, Smarties, After Eight, Kit Kat, Coffee Crisp, Butterfinger, Crunch, Turtles, Quality Street. Sales $ 11.76 (US$ billions) Ethical sourcing Activities to help eliminate child Key partnerships supporting ethical commitment labour in the cocoa sector cocoa sourcing. 100% of cocoa from The Cocoa Plan contributes to efforts Examples of chocolate products that are certified sources by to decrease the number of children in certified: 2020. the worst forms of child labor by improving access to quality education in 1. Fairtrade Certified: Progress towards cocoa growing communities. The 100% of cocoa in Kit Kate 4- goal: project will construct and renovate up finger (UK) In Canada, 60% of to 40 schools in cocoa growing cocoa used in communities in Côte d’Ivoire, among 2. UTZ certified: Nestlé chocolate other efforts. 30% of cocoa is Kit Kat, brands are UTZ AERO, Coffee Crisp and certified. As a member of the Global Issues Smarties (Canada) Group, Nestlé has partnered with the 60% of cocoa in Kit Kat International Labour Organization (Europe - excluding UK, (ILO) to form child labour monitoring Russia, Belarus and Ukraine) systems in Ghana and the Ivory Coast. 100% of cocoa is All Nestlé chocolates (Australia and New Zealand) A member of: the International Cocoa Initiative World Cocoa Foundation Signatory to: Harkin Engel Protocol For more information on Nestle’s efforts to eliminate child labour in cocoa farming, visit - http://www.nestlecocoaplan.com/ Hershey’s Popular chocolate products: Hershey’s Milk Chocolate, Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Crème, Dagoba, and Bliss Chocolate Sales $7.04 (US$ billions) Ethical sourcing Activities to help eliminate child Key partnerships supporting ethical commitment labour in the cocoa sector cocoa sourcing. 100% of cocoa CocoaLink uses mobile technology Examples of chocolate products that are from certified to communicate practical certified: sources by 2020. agricultural and social information to rural cocoa farmers in Ghana. 1. Rainforest Alliance certified Progress Dagoba chocolate bars (Canada towards goal: The CocoaLink project focuses on: and US) Increasing children’s access Scharffen Berger brand (US) 18% of its cocoa to school in cocoa growing Bliss chocolates (US) was certified communities, sustainable (2013) Promoting improved cocoa Hershey sources cocoa through